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Pakistan’s army says it has arrested Baluch insurgency chief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan top intelligence agency arrested a high-value target in an operation against a Baluch insurgent group in the country’s southwest, the army said Friday.The military statement said Gulzar Imam, also known by the name Shambay, is the militant founder and leader of the banned Baluch Nationalist Army. An umbrella group for Blauch insurgents, the BNA was formed after two main insurgent groups merged: The Baluch Republican Army and United Baluch Army. The army said BNA had been involved in dozens of terrorist attacks in the country, including those on security forces. The military’s media wing said that Shambay’s visits to India and Afghanistan were on record and his suspected links with hostile intelligence agencies are being investigated. The military said the arrest was made possible after a monthslong intelligence effort, but did not provide further details.The gas-rich southwestern Baluchistan province at the border of Afghanistan and Iran has bee...

Faith guides Catholic pilgrims to historic New Mexico sites

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

Thousands of Catholics are making the trek to a historic adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico as part of a Holy Week tradition that spans generations, carrying heavy wooden crosses and praying as they make their way through the high desert landscape.El Santuario de Chimayó just north of Santa Fe is one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage centers in the U.S. Some travelers are drawn to the holy dirt, believed to have healing powers. Others come to see Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas, a crucifix that, according to legend, was discovered at the site in the early 1800s. Most pilgrims begin the journey on Good Friday, with state transportation workers, law enforcement agencies and other volunteers stationed along the roadways to ensure safety.In an Easter message, Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester reflected Thursday on the season and urged the faithful to be mindful of how they can promote peace and help their neighbors.“We are called to promote the sanctity of human life, to...

US authorities charge man in case of missing Navajo woman

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A New Mexico man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on assault and carjacking charges in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman, whose case has garnered national attention as tribal leaders and law enforcement address an epidemic of missing person cases and unsolved slayings in Indian Country. Preston Henry Tolth, 23, has been accused of assaulting Ella Mae Begay and taking her pickup truck. It will be up to a federal magistrate to decide whether Tolth will remain in custody pending trial. Federal prosecutors said the indictment naming Tolth marked an important step in determining the truth about what happened to Begay, a Navajo woman who was 62 when she disappeared. Her truck was seen on the morning of June 15, 2021, leaving her home in the remote community of Sweetwater in the Navajo Nation, not far from the meeting point of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.The investigation is ongoing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona...

Nevada Dems push gun control bills with uncertain future

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Democrats and gun control advocates rallied around a trio of bills on Thursday that amplified calls for gun regulation while recalling the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that became the deadliest in U.S. history.More than five years after a shooter killed scores of people at a country music concert, the recent rise in mass shootings across the U.S. was repeatedly cited in debates over a bill to solidify language meant to ban homemade “ghost guns” and raise the eligible age to possess semi automatic shotguns and assault weapons from 18 to 21. Another bill would bar possession of a gun within 100 yards (91 meters) of an election site entrance, with narrow exceptions. A third bill would prohibit owning a firearm within a decade of a gross misdemeanor or felony hate crime conviction.An increasing number of mass shootings across the U.S. have widened the political divide on gun ownership, with Democratic-led states pushing restrictions on gun ownership. In m...

Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza, as Al-Aqsa crisis escalates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel conducted rare airstrikes in Lebanon on Friday, a sharp escalation that sparked fears of a broader conflict after militants fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Israel also continued bombarding the Gaza Strip.The Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon — what analysts described as the most serious border violence since Israel’s 2006 war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group — threatened to push the confrontation into a dangerous new phase following violence at one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites. Although the Israeli military was quick to emphasize that its warplanes struck sites belonging to only Palestinian militant groups, the barrage risks drawing in Israel’s bitter foe Hezbollah, which controls much of southern Lebanon and has in the past portrayed itself as a defender of the Palestinians and the contested city of Jerusalem. The Israeli military said that it held Lebanon accountable for the attacks originating f...

Putin berates US and EU envoys, top official says US aid fuelling conflict

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the new US and EU ambassadors in blunt language on Wednesday (5 April) that their countries were responsible for a dramatic deterioration in relations since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine last year.The ambassadors were among 17 who presented their diplomatic credentials to Putin at a televised ceremony in the Kremlin.Putin told new US Ambassador Lynne Tracy that US support for a revolution in Ukraine in 2014 had led to the current situation where Russia and Ukraine were in conflict.He said relations were in "a deep crisis" that was "based on fundamentally different approaches to the formation of the modern world order"."Dear Madam Ambassador, I know you may not agree, but I cannot but say that the United States' use ... of such tools as support for the so-called 'colour revolutions', support in this regard for the coup in Kyiv in 2014, ultimately led to today's Ukrainian crisis," Putin said.Speaking separately, Russian Foreign Ministe...

Single family residence in San Jose sells for $1.6 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

4002 La Mesa Lane – Google Street ViewA 1,210-square-foot house built in 1959 has changed hands. The new owners acquired the property in the 4000 block of La Mesa Lane on March 14, 2023. The property located in the 4000 block of La Mesa Lane in San Jose was sold on March 14, 2023. The $1,590,000 purchase price works out to $1,314 per square foot. The house, built in 1959, has an interior space of 1,210 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 6,100-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:On Paladin Drive, San Jose, in May 2022, a 1,356-square-foot home was sold for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,327. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,500-square-foot home on the 4100 block of Samson Way in San Jose sold in August 2022, for $1,530,000, a price per square foot of $1,020. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In September 2022...

Sharks update: Karlsson nears 100, Quinn on Lorentz, and are San Jose’s lottery odds locked in?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

SAN JOSE – The first goal for the San Jose Sharks on Saturday is to close out what’s been a dreary season at home with a win over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. The second is to help Erik Karlsson reach 100 points for the year.Karlsson had a goal and a highlight-reel assist Thursday in the Sharks’ 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at SAP Center, giving him 98 points, a mark reached only 15 other times by a defenseman in the over 100-year history of the NHL.Karlsson is now poised to become just the sixth different NHL defenseman to reach 100 points in a season as the Sharks (22-40-16) play the Oilers (47-23-9) in the final game of the year at SAP Center. The Sharks then finish things up next week with games in Winnipeg, Calgary, and Edmonton.Karlsson has scored at least two points in a game 28 times this season.“We’ve all talked about what a special year he’s had,” said Sharks coach David Quinn, who saw his team fall to 8-21-11 at home this sea...

Braves bring 1-0 series lead over Padres into game 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

San Diego Padres (3-4) vs. Atlanta Braves (6-1)Atlanta; Friday, 7:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Nick Martinez (0-0); Braves: Jared Shuster (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -131, Padres +110; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the San Diego Padres, leading the series 1-0.Atlanta had a 101-61 record overall and a 55-26 record at home last season. The Braves averaged 3.4 extra base hits per game, including 1.5 home runs.San Diego had an 89-73 record overall and a 45-36 record in road games last season. The Padres slugged .382 with a .318 on-base percentage as a team in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Braves: Michael Harris II: day-to-day (back), Collin McHugh: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (left hamstring), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kolby Allard: 60-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Raisel Iglesias: 15-Day IL (shoulder)Padres: Joe Musgrove: 15-Day IL (toe), Robert Suarez: 15-Day...

Nationals look to stop 4-game skid, take on the Rockies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:02:58 GMT

Washington Nationals (1-6) vs. Colorado Rockies (3-4)Denver; Friday, 8:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (0-0); Rockies: Jose Urena (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rockies -127, Nationals +106; over/under is 11 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals aim to stop a four-game skid with a victory over the Colorado Rockies.Colorado had a 68-94 record overall and a 41-40 record in home games last season. The Rockies batted .254 as a team in the 2022 season with a .713 OPS.Washington had a 55-107 record overall and a 29-52 record on the road last season. The Nationals scored 3.7 runs per game while allowing 5.3 in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Rockies: Daniel Bard: 15-Day IL (anxiety), Randal Grichuk: 10-Day IL (hernia), Antonio Senzatela: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Gilbreath: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Kinley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Bouchard: 60-Day IL (biceps), Ryan Rolison: 60-Day IL (shoulder)Nationals: Corey Dickerson: 10-Day ...